Putting it All Together Part 3

Directions: For each of the following problems, select the sentence with correct grammar and punctuation.

1. a. Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809 in Boston Massachusetts the son of traveling actors.

b. Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of traveling actors.

c. edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of traveling actors.

d. Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts the son of traveling actors.


2. a. His father abandoned the family shortly after his birth and his mother died when he was 2.

b. His father abandons the family shortly after his birth and his mother died when he was two.

c. His father abandoned the family short after his birth and his mother died when he was two.

d. His father abandoned the family shortly after his birth, and his mother died when he was two.


3. a. He wrote poetry and short fiction, and in 1833 he won a 50 dollar prize for “Ms. Found in a Bottle.”

b. He wrote poetry and short fiction, and in 1833 he won a $50 prize for "Ms. Found in a Bottle."

c. He wrote poetry and short fiction, and in 1833 he won a $50 prize for “ms. found in a bottle.”

d. He wrote poetry and short fiction and in 1833 he won a 50 prize for “Ms. Found in a Bottle.”


4. a. Walt Whitman is considered widely one of America’s best and influentialest poets.

b. Walt Whitman is considered widely one of America’s best and most influential poets.

c. Walt Whitman is considered widely one of Americas' best and most influential poets.

d. Walt Whitman is considered widely one of Americas best and most influential poets.


5. a. Whitman’s political views reflected 19th-century liberalism. On free trade, he said, “The spirit of the tariff is malevolent. It flies in the face of all American ideals. It helps a few men to get rich; it helps the great mass of poor men to get poorer.”

b. Whitman’s political views reflected 19th-century liberalism. On free trade, he said The spirit of the tariff is malevolent. It flies in the face of all American ideals. It helps a few men to get rich; it helps the great mass of poor men to get poorer.

c. Whitman’s political views reflected 19th-century liberalism. On free trade, he said “The spirit of the tariff is malevolent. It flies in the face of all American ideals. It helps a few men to get rich it helps the great mass of poor men to get poorer.”

d. Whitmans political views reflected 19th-century liberalism. On free trade, he said, “The spirit of the tariff is malevolent. It flies in the face of all American ideals'. It helps a few men to get rich; it helps the great mass of poor men to get poorer.”


6. a. Born in Joplin Missouri in 1902, Langston Hughes was raised in Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio.

b. Born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902, Langston Hughes was raised in Kansas Illinois and Ohio.

c. Born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902, Langston Hughes was raised in Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio.

d. Born in Joplin Missouri in 1902, Langston Hughes was raised in Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio.


7. a. He attended columbia university before embarking as sailor on a freighter, making stops in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and West Africa.

b. He attended Columbia University before embarking as sailor on a freighter, making stops in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and West africa.

c. He attended Columbia University before embarking as sailor on a freighter making stops in the Canary Islands the Azores and West Africa.

d. He attended Columbia University before embarking as sailor on a freighter, making stops in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and West Africa.


8. a. Hughes early accomplishments marked only the beginning of his career in which he published dozens of books: poetry, drama, essays, children’s stories, screenplays, anthologies, and an autobiography entitled I Wonder as I Wander.

b. Hughes’ early accomplishments marked only the beginning of his career, in which he published dozens of books: poetry, drama, essays, children’s stories, screenplays, anthologies, and an autobiography entitled I Wonder as I Wander.

c. Hughe's early accomplishments marked only the beginning of his career, in which he published dozens of books: poetry, drama, essays, childrens' stories, screenplays, anthologies, and an autobiography entitled I Wonder as I Wander.

d. Hughes’ early accomplishments marked only the beging of his career, in which he published dozen of books: poetry, drama, essays, children’s stories, screenplays, anthologies, and an autobiography entitled I Wonder as I Wander.